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5 Ways Street Performing At The Rose Bowl x BCS Championship Improved My Music Career

By indie rapper Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz) who is part of the upcoming Turquoise Dreams Tour. This past week I performed for hours at the Rose Bowl and the BCS championship. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/09/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Auburn, BCS National Championship Game, Instagram, Kosha Dillz, Los Angeles, Michigan, Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl Game

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#Fangagement: Artists Crowdsourcing Opinion – Part 2: Emma Peterson (@Tikly)

Interview by C. Vincent Plummer (@cvpmusic) – co-founder and social strategist for Bedloo.com Introduction – Emma Peterson of The Nada & Tikly Vincent: Hey everybody, you’re listening to Fangagement. That’s #Fangagement, a. Continue reading

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Tags: Compact disc, Emma Peterson, Facebook, IPhone, Meat Loaf, Nada, PledgeMusic, Twitter

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Lyor Cohen’s 300 To “Challenge The Majors” With The Backing Of Google

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Lyor Cohen, the music industry bigwig who began his career as Run DMC’s road manager before founding Def Jam Records and helming Warner Music. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/09/2014 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Cannes, Def Jam Recordings, Google, Lyor Cohen, New Music Seminar, record label, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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THU. NEWS BRIEF: Insane Clown Posse Sues FBI, Spotify Free Shuffle To iOS, CES Updates & More

THURSDAY 1,9.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

Bruce Houghton on 01/09/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Gang, Hypebot, Insane Clown Posse, Joseph Utsler, Juggalo, United States Department of Justice

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Bill Werde Exits Billboard Magazine. Is This The End Of An Era?

Bill Werde, Bilboard Magazine's Editorial Director since 2008, has abruptly exited the music trade publication. Owners Guggenheim Partners have announced that Janice Min, who transformed their Hollywood Reporter from dull. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/08/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard, Editing, Guggenheim Partners, Hollywood Reporter, Janice Min, Lady Gaga, music industry, Werde

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WillCall Launches BarTab, Opens Venue Pilot Program In Quest For “End-to-End Solution”

WillCall has grown from a concert discovery app to add ticketing and merch sales plus special offers. Now they're adding WillCall Venue, a new app for venues initially featuring BarTab. Continue reading

admin on 01/08/2014 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bluetooth low energy, Chief Communications Officer, Hypebot, K. Tighe, MixPanel, San Francisco, TechCrunch, WillCall

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Music Kickup Fully Launching At Midem With Free Digital Music Distribution

Music Kickup began as Music Kickstarter, soon changing the name and launching what was described as a "cloud based record label." Last month they closed their Beta program and are. Continue reading

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Tags: Google Play, iTunes, Midem, Music Kickup, PayPal, record label, Spotify, Tunezy

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Sonicbids Rushes To Repair Damage As Users Exit

UPDATE: Sonicbids users continue to express concern and even outrage after a rocky relaunch of the EPK and music opportunity site left many account assets unusable or seemingly deleted. (See. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/08/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (13)

Tags: December, EPK, Error message, Kathelleen Parsons, Panos Pany, press kit, Sonicbids, User experience

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Beats Music Details Leak: Super Bowl, AT&T and More

In an increasingly crowded sector, it's important to launch with a little noise and a better product. That's exactly what Beats Music intends to do later this month, according to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/08/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: AT&T, Beats Music, Chief operating officer, Hypebot, Ian Rogers, Luke Wood, playlist, Super Bowl

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Lily Allen Regrets Turning Down Bitcoin As Kanye’s Lawyers Attack Coinye

Bitcoin got another music media bump with Lily Allen tweeting that she turned down a bunch of Bitcoin for a live Second Life event a few years back. But who. Continue reading

admin on 01/08/2014 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Bitcoin, Coinye, Coinye West, Electronic money, Kanye West, Lily Allen, Second Life, Twitter

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Save Individual Song Settings With SmartEQ

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Most people who equalize the bass, treble, and mid-range frequencies of their music probably do so because they love tons of bass and their. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/08/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Android, Apple, Equalization, Frequency, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, smartphones

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